Sat, Sep 30, 2023, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Purdue · Conference game
Weather at kickoff79°F6 mphgusts 14DryWeather watch ›
2-2 · Power #67
19
final
Final
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1-3 · Power #66
44
▲ winner
Closing spread
Pick’em
✓ PUR W
Total
53.5
▲ Over · 63 pts
Model before kickoff
ILL 26–27 PUR
✓ PUR (52%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
ClosePick’em
Total53.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
ClosePick’em
Total53.5
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Signals

The data signal, and 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Illinois ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Illinois ATS struggles (0-4)
Illinois have covered only 0% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Purdue ATS struggles (1-3)
Purdue have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Purdue home ATS weakness (0-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
ILL−0.7 →+0.3▲ 1.0#61
PUR−4.2 →−0.1▲ 4.1#64
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4

ILL
Longer bar = better
PUR
#61
Offense
◀ ILL better
#88
#96
Defense
Even
#91
−1.5 #132
Turnovers
PUR better ▶
−0.5 #99
67 plays #67
Pace
PUR faster ▶
72 plays #28
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ILL has the ball
Advantage: ILL offense
ILL offPUR defEdge
Points / game 22.3 #99 32.3 #114 Even
Yards / play 5.89 #62 5.63 #79 Even
PPA / play +0.15 #64 +0.14 #96 ILL
Success rate 51% #17 41% #76 ILL
When PUR has the ball
Even matchup
PUR offILL defEdge
Points / game 24.0 #92 27.3 #93 Even
Yards / play 5.54 #85 5.60 #76 Even
PPA / play +0.06 #94 +0.20 #112 Even
Success rate 41% #79 44% #101 PUR

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
ILL scoring against the PUR defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ILL scored
1.8
#124
7.0
#92
8.8
#121
7.5
#48
6.0
#77
13.5
#66
PUR allowed
7.0
#108
12.0
#119
19.0
#119
3.5
#37
9.8
#118
13.3
#92
PUR scoring against the ILL defense
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PUR scored
4.3
#92
7.8
#81
12.0
#88
7.0
#53
5.0
#96
12.0
#77
ILL allowed
8.3
#119
8.3
#87
16.5
#109
5.0
#68
5.8
#61
10.8
#63

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
PUR +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
79° · 6 mph
gusts 14 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ILL7d
PUR8d
PUR +1 day
Tempo
Average 139 plays
slowavg 134fast

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